Passing and Term

Passing

Passing noun - The permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities.

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Term and passing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Term" instead a noun "Passing".

Nearby Words: pass, passage, passed, passable, passingly

Term noun - A fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position.

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Passing and term are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Passing" instead a noun "Term".

Nearby Words: termless, termed, termer

short	short passing	short term
simple	simple passing	simple term
actual	actual passing	actual term
last	last passing	last term
Other adjectives: different, technical.

Stormer from Jem is the only major female not to have any male love interests, be it long term or a passing glance; the closest we get is her saying love is hard for her.

Source: Ambiguously Gay / Western Animation
Although there may have been some passing references to reanimated corpses as zombies in earlier films, it wasn't a general term for them yet.

Source: Not Using the "Z" Word
She chose not to remain in the post for Obama's second term, passing that baton to now-former Senator John Kerry.

Source: Useful Notes / Hillary Rodham Clinton

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